Vietnam Proposes New Technical Regulations for Alcoholic Beverages
On October 3, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam held a consultation meeting on the development of national technical regulations for alcoholic beverages, chaired by Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai. The meeting focused on formulating new national technical regulations for alcoholic beverages and brought together representatives from multiple core departments of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, including the Agency for Innovation, Green Transformation, and Industrial Promotion; the Industrial Department; the Domestic Market Surveillance Bureau; the import-Export Department; and the Trade Remedies Authority. Also in attendance were representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Environment, the Vietnam Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, the Vietnam Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Association, the Vietnam Consumer Protection Association, and leading beverage production enterprises.